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TARDIS Guide

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Released

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Written by

Abi Falase

Publisher

BBC Books

Pages

288

Tropes (Potential Spoilers!)

Mavity, Reverse the polarity

Inventory (Potential Spoilers!)

Psychic Paper, Sonic Screwdriver

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Gardens of Kubuntu, Yewa

Synopsis

On the crystalline planet of Yewa, the Gardens of Kubuntu are a true Eden, said to be the most peaceful destination in the universe. At least, until the Doctor and Ruby arrive. Ancient rivalries between Yewa and its more prosperous sister world of Bia are being stirred by forces unknown, threatening to plunge its people into anarchy. With Ruby swept up in the fire of the Yewan rebellion, the Doctor finds dark secrets buried deep in the planet’s ancient history – and his hopes for a lasting peace hanging by a thread. For sinister guardians stalk the Gardens of Kubuntu, while an implacable enemy plots in the shadows – and in plain sight…

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Well this was my first book out of the 15 NSAs and sadly this is one of the weakest Who Books, that I read in recent time. I think I can be quite a forgiving Person when it comes to some poor Books, sadly this one did the worst sin of any Who Story: Being Boring!

Don't get me wrong, not everything is bad or boring here, there are actually quite a few Things to like. The Dialogue between 15 & Ruby is quite good, I think Abi Falase gets Ruby & 15 totally and delivers on said TARDIS Team. The Setting feels quite living, it's described vividly, which does the book a lot of favor. And yet it seems to forget to deliver a compelling Narrative, sometimes good Characters and a good setting can somewhat carry a Book, this is not a Case of it. Despite having just finished it yesterday, I seem to struggle already to recall some Plotpoints, which just kinda shows that this one isn't a very good, in my Opinion.


RandomJoke

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This was a nice idk comfort read I’d say overall really like the vibe of these 15th doctor new series adventures can’t wait for the next two


Rock_Angel

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This review contains spoilers!

Eden Rebellion is interesting in that it creates a very alien world and culture, very different to simply humans on another planet or say dog people on a planet, not that there's anything wrong with those, but here it's nice to get a fleshed out and truly alien feeling world to explore, full of it's own lore, Falase clearly having put much thought into it. My real issue is that it is a bit boring, and took me a while to finish, but Fifteen and Ruby are written well and it's an interesting world so makes for a good read at least once.


Shayleen

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I'm sure others will like this more than me, but I was really not into this. Too much lore to keep track of, which prevented the story from getting any real grounding or hook.
Also, the audiobook is not well narrated.
D.

Azurillkirby

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Decent enough, but often confusing. There was too much time focusing on the intricacies of the lore, worldbuilding, and factions, and not enough on the actual plot or characters. I think 15 and Ruby were well-portrayed here, and the descriptions were absolutely sumptuous, but the side characters were lacking and the overall plot resolution was a bit deus ex machina. It all ended up tripping over itself, unfortunately.


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